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Pear and Brie Salad with Honey Champagne Vinaigrette

Keeping it green till Saint Paddy’s Day!

This gorgeous salad was inspired by a salad I had in Sundance Utah when we were at the film festival. Although I have to say my version is better…well I guess I didn’t have to say it, but I did anyway.

Greens set atop an arrangement of Brie and pears, and then topped with raw pecans and drizzled with a Honey Champagne Vinaigrette. Heavenly.

Brie is a soft creamy cheese from France encased in a grayish white ‘rind’, otherwise known as mold. If that bothers you go ahead and cut it off (don’t worry about all those French chefs turning over in their graves).

This salad is all about the arrangement! It’s like a little star burst…if stars were made of fruit and cheese.

Of course our salad dressing is made with heart healthy olive oil and tummy pleasing vinegars.

Pear and Brie Salad with Honey Champagne Vinaigrette

Ingredients

The Salad:

2 pears, thinly sliced (I use bosc and if you are not a fan of pears you can use apples!)

1- 8 oz round brie cheese, thinly sliced (4-6 slices per salad)

1/3 cup dried cranberries

avocado (optional)

1/3 cup raw pecans (or go fancy and caramelize them)

Honey Champagne Vinaigrette:

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup Champagne Vinegar

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 T minced shallots

1 T honey

1 pinch sea salt (I use Maldons)

few turns freshly ground pepper

Instructions

Dressing: Place all dressing ingredients in a small container and whisk. Refrigerate extra dressing for up to a week.

Lightly dress greens. Arrange pear and brie slices on a plate, alternating each, drizzle lightly with a little dressing. Top with dressed greens, cranberries, pecans and a few extra slices of pear. Drizzle with a tad more dressing if desired. Serve.

CoursesSalad

CuisineAmerican

Gorgeous! You know what would go fabulously well with this salad? This salmon…

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